Hi all, I am new to this list although I have subscribed to the Cheshire list for some time. A few months ago as I was clearing my mum's house, I came across a piece of jewellery and it has me puzzled. The jewellery has inscribed on it - "Helen McCurdy, Died Sept 4th 1818 - The Maid is not Dead but Sleepeth". Now I have been trying to find out who this Helen McCurdy was and why my mum would have had this piece of jewellery. Several contacts have told me that there were McCurdy's around Merseyside. As my dad and his ancestors all came from Cheshire, I wonder if Helen McCurdy was perhaps something to do with his family. Have any of you come across a Helen McCurdy in your research that would fit the bill? Any help really appreciated as this is bugging me. Thanks Mo